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COURSE SYLLABUS

1. TITLE OF COURSE: Introduction to Engineering Technology
PREFIX/NUMBER: ENT 137 CREDIT HOURS: 3.0
2. PREREQUISITE: Basic reading, writing, and minimum math skills
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT: Pocket Ref, editor Thomas Glover, current ed.
SUPPLIES: 3-1/2” floppy disk, loose-leaf notebook, paper, pencils, and calculator (with trig functions). 
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
An introductory course designed to prepare students for success in the Engineering Technology program.  This course covers engineering job skills and duties, academic requirements, calculator usage, engineering reference and handbooks, geometry, trigonometry, problem-solving skills, introduction to computer skills, including word processing and spreadsheets.
5. COURSE GOAL:
  This course will provide students with the basic knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of Engineering Technologists, to explore the different types of Engineering Fields, understand some of the computer tools available to the Engineering Technology field.
6. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
A. Students will review the documentation related to schooling, including catalog, bulletin, curriculum sheets, syllabus, student rights and responsibilities.
B. Students will learn how to use the learning resource center.
C. Students will learn how to use various engineering resources, such as Engineering Handbooks, etc.
D. Students will explore the different types of engineering fields, and the duties of engineers.
E. Students will review/learn how to use math to solve engineering technology problems, including basic math functions, calculations of areas, volumes, conversion of metric and standard units, and basic trigonometric functions.
F. Students will become familiar with various computer tools available to engineering technicians, including word-processing, spreadsheets, and text documenting.
7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
The quizzes (tests) will be based on the material covered in class and on the homework assignments. You may be penalized 10 points for each class period that assignments are late.  You are expected to attend class.  Part of your grade will be based on attendance and participation.  Your assignment grades will include attention to detail, neatness, and completeness.  You may increase your grade by 1/2 of the points you lost on the original grade on a given assignment by redoing the assignment correctly.

Grades are based on the following schedule:

Quizzes and periodic tests 20%
Homework assignments 50%
Attendance and participation in class 10%
Midterm & Final Exam 20%
Raw Score Range Letter Grade

       100 - 94

         A
         93 - 87         B
         86 - 76         C
         75 - 70         D
         69 -  0         F
Special Remarks:
1. Students are expected to do their own work in all engineering classes.  Plagiarism, copying, or presenting others work as one's own is considered cheating, will result in a zero for that assignment, and could lead to a students dismissal from class.
2. Attendance:  College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings.  If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week.  Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog
3. Tardy Policy:  A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.
4. Assignments/Missed Exams:  It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments.  If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed.  Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist.  Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.

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COURSE OUTLINE:

9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
10. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
11. ADA NOTICE:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.